korvamerkki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- earmark noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
Senses
korvamerkki is used for these senses in English:
- ear tag (agriculture) To apply an ear tag to an animal.
- earmark (chiefly, agriculture) A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
- earmark A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic) , a mark of ownership.
- halfpenny (chiefly, Australia, US, agriculture, archaic) A usually semicircular earmark made in the ear of a livestock animal.
earmark — full definition
- noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
- noun A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
- noun An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.
- noun Specifically, a designation by the Congress that certain federal funds be appropriated for a specific project.